RECON: TNO occultation with 523629

Event between (523629) 08SP266 and star GA0840:00195823 with event index number of 2626303

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/08 09:05:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:28:03.1 -05:33:57
Equinox of date position of star is 02:29:15.1 -05:27:33
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 74 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1350 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25596.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=403.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.4 sec chord
Diameter=164.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523629, (2025/11/08 09:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.4 +16:33:34  0.8 38.56  20
68Omi Cet      02:20:39.3 -02:51:41  2.0  3.38  58
77 Cet         02:35:59.3 -07:44:52  5.7  2.83  58
PPM 184677     02:30:21.3 -05:19:56  8.3  0.28  58
PPM 184671     02:30:04.2 -05:32:36  9.1  0.20  58
523629         02:29:20.6 -05:27:04 16.2        58
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:03:48 -52.5 Dark Up 29.3 210.5 Low 08:57:08 - 09:10:29 3701
Kelowna 09:03:45 -52.9 Dark Up 29.7 211.7 Low 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3626
Peachland 09:03:46 -53.1 Dark Up 29.9 211.4 Low 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3624
Summerland 09:03:45 -53.2 Dark Up 30.0 211.5 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3611
Victoria 09:03:54 -55.4 Dark Up 32.2 207.8 Up 08:57:14 - 09:10:35 3608
Penticton 09:03:45 -53.2 Dark Up 30.1 211.7 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3604
Oliver 09:03:45 -53.5 Dark Up 30.4 211.8 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 3579
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:03:44 -53.6 Dark Up 30.4 212.0 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 3563
Sleaford 09:03:17 -45.6 Dark Up 22.8 224.7 Low 08:56:36 - 09:09:57 3535
Okanogan 09:03:44 -54.2 Dark Up 31.1 212.0 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 3519
Brewster 09:03:45 -54.5 Dark Up 31.4 211.9 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 3503
Manson/Chelan 09:03:45 -54.8 Dark Up 31.7 211.5 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3495
Wenatchee 09:03:45 -55.3 Dark Up 32.1 211.5 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3463
Ellensburg 09:03:46 -55.7 Dark Up 32.6 211.4 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3437
Yakima 09:03:45 -56.0 Dark Up 32.9 211.5 Up 08:57:05 - 09:10:26 3406
Toppenish/White Swan 09:03:45 -56.1 Dark Up 33.0 211.8 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 3386
The Dalles 09:03:47 -57.1 Dark Up 34.0 211.2 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3343
PNWRO 09:03:41 -55.8 Dark Up 32.8 213.5 Up 08:57:00 - 09:10:21 3326
Maupin 09:03:46 -57.4 Dark Up 34.3 211.4 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3309
Sisters 09:03:47 -58.3 Dark Up 35.2 211.2 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3251
Bend 09:03:46 -58.4 Dark Up 35.3 211.6 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3227
Oregon Observatory 09:03:46 -58.6 Dark Up 35.5 211.5 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3216
Chiloquin 09:03:47 -59.8 Dark Up 36.8 211.5 Up 08:57:07 - 09:10:28 3121
Klamath Falls 09:03:47 -60.1 Dark Up 37.1 211.8 Up 08:57:06 - 09:10:27 3091
Cedarville 09:03:41 -59.9 Dark Up 37.0 213.9 Up 08:57:01 - 09:10:22 2998
Fall River/Burney 09:03:45 -60.8 Dark Up 37.9 212.7 Up 08:57:04 - 09:10:25 2986
Greenville 09:03:43 -61.3 Dark Up 38.5 213.6 Up 08:57:03 - 09:10:24 2900
Gimple 09:03:43 -61.3 Dark Up 38.5 213.7 Up 08:57:03 - 09:10:24 2898
Quincy 09:03:43 -61.5 Dark Up 38.7 213.7 Up 08:57:03 - 09:10:24 2883
Portola 09:03:42 -61.3 Dark Up 38.6 214.3 Up 08:57:01 - 09:10:22 2862
Reno 09:03:40 -61.2 Dark Up 38.5 215.1 Up 08:56:59 - 09:10:20 2824
Carson City 09:03:39 -61.4 Dark Up 38.8 215.3 Up 08:56:59 - 09:10:20 2793
Gardnerville 09:03:39 -61.6 Dark Up 39.0 215.5 Up 08:56:59 - 09:10:20 2771
Yerington 09:03:37 -61.2 Dark Up 38.7 216.1 Up 08:56:57 - 09:10:18 2761
Hawthorne 09:03:36 -61.3 Dark Up 38.8 216.9 Up 08:56:55 - 09:10:16 2709
Lee Vining 09:03:37 -61.9 Dark Up 39.5 216.7 Up 08:56:56 - 09:10:17 2672
Bishop 09:03:34 -61.9 Dark Up 39.6 217.8 Up 08:56:54 - 09:10:15 2602
Dunrhomin 09:03:00 -51.9 Dark Up 30.5 229.8 Up 08:56:19 - 09:09:40 2552
Nikitin 09:02:59 -52.0 Dark Up 30.6 229.8 Up 08:56:19 - 09:09:40 2536
CU-SBO 09:03:00 -52.1 Dark Up 30.7 229.8 Up 08:56:19 - 09:09:40 2532
Beatty 09:03:29 -61.2 Dark Up 39.2 219.8 Up 08:56:49 - 09:10:10 2522
Patrick 09:03:20 -60.2 Dark Up 38.7 223.7 Up 08:56:39 - 09:10:00 2318
Wildwood 09:03:34 -64.1 Dark Up 42.3 219.3 Up 08:56:54 - 09:10:15 2315
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:03:22 -60.8 Dark Up 39.3 223.1 Up 08:56:41 - 09:10:02 2313
Lake Havasu City 09:03:21 -61.0 Dark Up 39.7 223.7 Up 08:56:40 - 09:10:01 2245
Idyllwild 09:03:28 -63.1 Dark Up 41.6 221.6 Up 08:56:48 - 09:10:09 2235
Calipatria 09:03:24 -62.6 Dark Up 41.3 223.2 Up 08:56:44 - 09:10:05 2149
George/Scottsdale 09:03:13 -59.6 Dark Up 38.8 226.7 Up 08:56:33 - 09:09:54 2112
Yuma 09:03:21 -62.1 Dark Up 41.1 224.5 Up 08:56:41 - 09:10:02 2086

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523629, (2025/11/08 09:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 38.56  20
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0  3.38  58
77 Cet         02:34:42.7 -07:51:36  5.7  2.83  58
PPM 184677     02:29:03.8 -05:26:47  8.3  0.28  58
PPM 184671     02:28:46.8 -05:39:28  9.1  0.20  58
523629         02:28:03.1 -05:33:57 16.2        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:17:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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